The G20 leaders, meeting by videoconference on 21-22 November under Saudi Arabian chairmanship, pledged to spare no effort to ensure universal, affordable and equitable access to vaccines against Covid-19.
“I am glad that G20 leaders agreed to make Covid-19 vaccines available and affordable for all. But more funding is needed. This is why I called G20 leaders to commit to fund $4.5 billion for the ACT-Accelerator by the end of the year”, commented the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
This 15th G20 Summit also confirmed the common framework for the coordinated treatment of the debt of the poorest countries, which are particularly vulnerable to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the continued implementation of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) until June 2021.
The EU has proposed a Treaty on future pandemics. “Looking ahead, the global community has to be better prepared for pandemics. An international Treaty on Pandemics could help us respond more quickly and in a more coordinated manner when they occur. It should be negotiated with all UN organisations and agencies, in particular the WHO. The WHO must remain the cornerstone of global coordination against health emergencies“, according to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)